SRC-JRN S.B. 1211 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1211
By: Ogden
Intergovernmental Relations
3-23-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, the law prohibits commissioners courts in counties with
populations of less than 350,000 from meeting in any place other than the
county courthouse or county building used for commissioners meetings.
Some commissioners in counties with populations of less than 350,000
persons may wish to meet at other locations when they are holding a joint
meeting with the governing body of another political entity in the county.
This bill removes the 350,000 population requirement and allows
commissioners to hold joint meetings with other governing bodies of
political entities. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1211 allows county commissioners to hold joint meetings
with other governing bodies of political entities; removes a population
requirement for the county. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Article 81.005(c)(3), Local Government Code, to require
the term meeting of a commissioners court to be held at the regular
meeting place of another political subdivision if the commissioners court
is meeting with the governing body of that political subdivision located
wholly or partly within the county and if the regular meeting place of
that political subdivision is in the county.  Deletes text requiring the
commissioners court to serve a county with a population of 350,000 or
more. 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1997.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.